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· 4/27/1970

United States v. Van Leeuwen

Citations

  • 397 U.S. 249
  • 90 S. Ct. 1029
  • 25 L. Ed. 2d 282
  • 1970 U.S. LEXIS 57

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that seizure of package of stolen coins for 29 hours was reasonable
  • holding 29-hour detention of mailed package reasonable given unavoidable delay in obtaining warrant and minimal nature of intrusion
  • holding that a 29-hour warrantless seizure was not unreasonable
  • upholding a 29-hour warrantless seizure of a mailed package, based upon an unavoidable delay in obtaining a warrant and the minimal nature of the intrusion on the defendant’s possesso-ry interest
  • holding reasonable twenty-nine hour delay
  • 26-1/2 hour seizure of mailed package allegedly containing gold coins did not trigger type of possessory and liberty interests attached to personal luggage of a traveler

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Judges: Douglas

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